PDA: HP IPAQ 4700 is it obsolescent?

[meld51]

Just thinking of buying one with a Tom Tom navigator 5 Bluetooth GPS module.

It seems to be sold everywhere, but the HP website has it as discontinued?

Comments on any of this gratefully recieved

[lemarsh]

I have an ipaq 2210 with Blue Tooth Tom Tom.

Personally, I regret the blue tooth - it causes nothing but problems. When working, its fine, but I have to reset the machine every 2 to 3 trips to get the bluetooth to pick up the gps receiver.

When you consider that in the car, you need to have the GPS receiver attached to the IPAQ to get power (from the cig lighter) - it defeats the object of wireless bloothtooth.

Would still go for IPAQ with TOM TOM, but not blue tooth.

[meld51]

That's a worry. I wonder why the Bluetooth connection is flaky? I was hoping to do without wires.....or at least that one!

Can you switch it into pedestrian mode so that you don't have to stick to roads?

[lemarsh]

There is not a pedestrian mode as such - although you can obviosuly walk around with it!

I have posted this in another thread (similar matter)

I have a 2210, and blue tooth GPS - which constantly has problems in picking up the gps receiver. I have to reset the 2210 about 1 in 3 goes. However, once connected, it doesn't often loose connection.

I believe that there is a problem with the 2210 and blue tooth. 1 of the minor improvements for GPS is to turn off POI (Points of Interest) as it appears to use up a lot of power, and causes the ipaq to freeze.

[KingPhoenix]

I have a iPaq 5550 and a 6340 both with TomTom5 and it works flawlessly.... never had a problem with either... The missus connects the 5550 to her mobile too, and it uses the gprs to show her traffic problems etc.... Great kit, and well worth the money!! There isnt a "pedestrian" mode as such, for rambling walks etc...... but it does have a compass on and shows you which way your walking, the TomTom5 bluetooth device even has a hole so you can attach it to something to go round your neck or something whilst your walking

Gem charges hers up on her way home after an entire 8 - 10 hour day... never has a problem with battery life... the only thing she doesnt like is the iPaq only lasts a few hours on batteries - this is the std. battery though - so she has to keep plugging that into the cigarette lighter.. but all the leads come with the mounting kit anyway (the 6340 lasts me 2 days without a charge...)

[Aragorn]

If your budget will stretch to it, the Ipaq hw6510 & 6515 have the GPS receiver and TomTom 5 built-in. Very nice device - waiting for mine to arrive this week (paid for by work ).